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of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things. "Some . . . bond of association." Hooker. Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God. Boyle.

Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.

The doctrine or theory held by associationists.

One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.

A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to A. P .A.

An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6, 1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen Victoria) in London. In 1851 it extended to the United States and Canada, and in 1855 representatives of similar organizations throughout Europe and…

ayer union for young women,in England, which were combined in the year 1884 as a national association. Now nearly all the civilized countries, and esp. the United States, have local, national, and international organizations.

containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull.

A club or association of persons interested in aëronautics.

Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.

To add or unite, as, a person, to an association.

An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.

nging to a person, a corporation, or an estate; as, the assets of a merchant or a trading association; -- opposed to liabilities.

The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness. "The associability of feelings." H. Spencer.

One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an associate of the Royal Academy.

Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined. Associated movements (Physiol.), consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness. Dunglison.

Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; as, the associative faculty. Hugh Miller.

A literary or scientific association or club.

One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation of the Beguines. They arose in the thirteenth century, were afterward subjected to much persecution, and were suppressed by Innocent X. in

A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.